Ritual of Blood and Glory- Palace of the Fathers (2015)

A Ritual of Blood and Glory follows the victory over the soldiers by a massive blood sacrificial display of power of the fallen soldiers.

A clear attempt to make a mockery of their souls and insult the Gods.

Verse 
 The beings stand on silent ellipsis 
 Waiting for the meaning in the eclipse 
 The air is warm; in black clothed 
 The knife in hand to heart betrothed 

 Chorus 
 The stone basin 
 Fills with blood 
 The victim laughs 
‘Til death grips 
 The pile of stones 
 The ritual at night 
 Consciousness is dead 
 In the Blood God’s sight 

 Verse 
 They worship the serpent of the roots 
 They serve the lord of the out yards 
 They are called the people grim 
 Of their end we will sing 

 Chorus 
 The stone basin 
 Fills with blood 
 The victim laughs 
‘Til death grips 
 The pile of stones 
 The ritual at night 
 Consciousness is dead 
 In the Blood God’s sight 

 Bridge 
 Worthless, wanton, worms to the crow 
 Made to serve, to us masters bow 
 These deserve to be removed from existence 
 Followers of the dead ways 

 Verse 
 They worship the serpent of the roots 
 They serve the lord of the out yards 
 They are called the people grim 
 Of their end we will sing 


 Chorus 
 The stone basin 
 Fills with blood 
 The victim laughs 
‘Til death grips 
 The pile of stones 
 The ritual at night 
 Conscience is dead 
 In the Blood God’s sight

Ritual of Blood and Glory

The Haunted Forest- Palace of the Fathers (2015)

After the epic battle against the storm all the survivors were left stranded in a forest plagued by the souls of the wicked.

A final purging process in an epic twist where the blood God was behind the storm, all part of his plan to wean out the weakest warriors.

Verse 
 The Forest is black 
 Black as the hearts 
 Sweeping through it 
 They must be brought 
 To the doom they have called 
 Silent 
 Stalking 
 Hating 
 Thirsty for their blood 

 Chorus 
 Blind their eyes 
 Stunt their ears 
 Sew the mouths 
 Sow the flame 
 They won’t see 
 They won’t hear 
 The Gods will be deaf 
 The price of their brutality 

 Verse 
 The moon illuminates 
 Nothing but 
 Fear in my eyes 
 Shining 
 Shining from my eyes 
 Alone 
 Swallow fear 
 Adopt darkness 
 Bring them to the grave 

 Chorus 
 Blind their eyes 
 Stunt their ears 
 Sew the mouths 
 Sow the flame 
 They won’t see 
 They won’t hear 
 The Gods will be deaf 
 The price of their brutality 

 Bridge 
 Guard against Berstuk 
 Watch for the hunted 
 Pray for hiding from 
 Sillus and Triballus 
 Nothing can interfere with vengeance 
 Nothing can save the pigs of the false gods 

 Verse 
 The Forest is black 
 Black as the hearts 
 Sweeping through it 
 They must be brought 
 To the doom they have called 
 Silent 
 Stalking 
 Hating 
 Thirsty for their blood 

 Chorus 
 Blind their eyes 
 Stunt their ears 
 Sew the mouths 
 Sow the flame 
 They won’t see 
 They won’t hear 
 The Gods will be deaf 
 The price of their brutality

The Haunted Forest

A Plea to the Endless- Palace of the Fathers (2015)

A Plea to the Endless follows the pleads of the Gods to one another to not accept defeat against the cursed warriors.

The music follows a very classical flow to suit the mood for higher beings plotting against their imminent threat.

Verse 
 Beside the pale lake 
 A sickle shines by light 
 A cloud moves across the moon 
 Writing on the wall 
 What is here is dark 
 In ages past foretold 
 A call to those that move between 
 The dead and living world 


 Chorus 
 Odin the possessed 
 Lord of fury and Song 
 Thanatos and Charon 
 Daemon and Ferryman 
 Mors, child of night 
 Brother of sleep 
 Lord of the butterfly 
 And lord of the sword 

 Verse 
 Rising from a tidal pool 
 Of cloud and purple mist 
 A gateway to a realm that is 
 Forbidden to mortal men 
 A tear in the fabric of the world 
 Through which they enter 
 Waiting, smiling 
 A life lived close to death 


 Chorus 
 Orcus, punisher 
 Of broken oaths 
 Horkus, the curse 
 Of the false promise 
 Dis, father 
 Of the wealth of the earth 
 The watchers 
 Those who are awake 

 Bridge 
 Forbidden, forsaken, children of dread 
 Life was given to you in our stead 
 And justice shall call to those who claim 
 To take life away, even our kin 
 A wakening, a haunting, a flutter of wings 
 The summer, the winter, the coming of spring 
 Ages pass in timeless fear 
 Desolation angels walking near 

 A life lived close to death...

A Plea to the Endless

A Flooded Battleground is track 1 on our 10-track concept album, Palace of the Fathers. A Flooded Battleground begins the epic saga with a monumental battle between a rogue race of human warriors and soldiers of the Gods.


 Verse 
 Crows circle 
 Bodies rot 
 Men cry 
 Cruelly Die 
 Funeral Pyres 
 Shields on chests 
 Gold to pay 
 For Final Rest 

 Pre-chorus 
 Nameless enemy 
 Killed for bowing 
 To a different Statue 
 Wasted blood – scions of a cruel god 

 Chorus 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard 
 Those who caused this 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard them 
 In the holds of Tartarus 

 Verse 
 White faces 
 Lifeless eyes 
 Torn flags 
 Broken swords 
 Streams of blood 
 Disease and stench 
 Ruined ranks 
 Isolated holy soldiers 

 Pre-chorus 
 Nameless enemy 
 Killed for bowing 
 To a different Statue 
 Wasted blood – scions of a cruel god 

 Chorus 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard 
 Those who caused this 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard them 
 In the holds of Tartarus 

 Bridge 
 The ones who walk after death 
 Portent of the coming evil 
 Ringing of the doom to come 
 Rise of the decaying one 

 Pre-chorus 
 Nameless enemy 
 Killed for bowing 
 To a different Statue 
 Wasted blood – scions of a cruel god 

 Chorus 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard 
 Those who caused this 
 It was their fate 
 They dwell in Elysium 
 The Hydra shall guard them 
 In the holds of Tartarus

A Flooded Battleground

Palace of the Fathers is a concept album that binds the metaphorical implications of living in a society where there is a small amount of very powerful and rich oppressors who set the rules and create the mechanistic system of worshiping materialism. 

Greek mythological figures are used to create our own story where a group of rogue warriors attempt to over throw the power enforced on them. The structure is melodic but focuses on technicality and classical, with a slight progressive influence to create an atmosphere of anarchy. 

Palace of the fathers promises to give you a unique and raw experience within the realm of fantasy. Thank you for your support and enjoy the album, make it spread like a disease \m/

Victor van den Heever- Vocals
Stian Etsebeth- Lead Guitar
Calla Hamman- Rhythm Guitar
Matthew Cox- Bass
Steyn Lotter- Drums

Heinrich Kollner- Recording, Mixing, Mastering
Chrs Eloff- Album Art

Purchase the album here!
https://threadofomenofficial.bandcamp.com/releases

Asleep Among The Waves

Master of Phantoms

Rising of The Imprisoned God

Exodus from the Land of the Dead

Palace of the Fathers

We present to you the first single off of our second album due for release mid 2016. 

Victor van den Heever- Vocals
Stian Etsebeth- Lead Guitar
Calla Hamman- Rhythm Guitar
Matthew Cox- Bass
Steyn Lotter- Drums

Written and performed by Thread of Omen
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Neil Bezuidenhout and Stephen Du Plessis.

Copyright 2016 @ Thread of Omen
All Rights Reserved

Glory of What?

5. In Die Luminis

3. Oerbeeldsgebed

2. Negation Of Life

1. Prima

Thread of Omen is a melodic/technical death metal band based in Cape Town, South Africa. 

www.threadofomen.co.za

Members:
Victor van den Heever- Vocals
Stian Etsebeth- Lead Guitar
Calla Hamman- Rhythm Guitar
Matthew Cox- Bass Guitar
Jonathan Burgers- Drums

Discography:
-Palace of the Fathers (2015, 10-track album)
- Glory of What? (2016, Single)
- In Die Luminis (2016, Single)
- Vindicta (2016, 9-track album)

Thread of Omen began performing in 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Palace of the Fathers (10-track album) was released in February 2015, followed by a series of live performances including local support for Aborted (Belgium)

Early 2016 saw the release of Glory of What? the first single from Vindicata, released February 2017. The single was followed by In Die Luminis and Oerbeeldsgebed along with a pro-shot live performance video from Metal 4 Africa's Winterfest '16.

Notable Performances:

- M4A Summerfest (2014)
- Aborted SA Tour (2015)
- Wacken Metal Battle(2016)
- M4A Winterfest (2016)
- FaceMelt Fest (2016)
- Rockstadt Extreme Fest (2017)

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